IHM Golden Age Club to meet

AUBURN — IHM Golden Age Club will resume monthly meetings on Tuesday, March 11.

The group will hold its Irish boiled dinner. Cost is $5.

Social hour with cribbage, backgammon and other games will be available from 11 a.m. to noon.

Reservations and money should be in by March 9. Call 576-4082 to make reservations.

New members and guests are always welcome.

Auburn Art Club meets March 10

AUBURN — The Auburn Art Club will meet at 2 p.m. Monday, March 10, at the Park Avenue Methodist Church. Jane Norris will chair this committee and will be assisted by Benita Flynn and Beverly Preble.

Mark Poulin, the manager of Day’s Jewelry Store in Auburn, will be the speaker. Poulin attended Colby College in Waterville and then entered the field of corporate, retail and management. He and his family live in Auburn. He will discuss fine jewelry.

Members are reminded to sign up for the Annual Meeting luncheon to be held at the Central Maine Community College Culinary Arts Center on Tuesday, April 1. Louise Reynolds will be accepting reservations and money — $10 for chicken and $12 for fish.

Fuel Assistance Campaign continues

MONMOUTH — The Families Helping Families Fuel Assistance Campaign is extended through March because of the very cold weather and community need.

The Sea Star quilt is on display at the Town Office with tickets, envelopes and information there.

The goal is 100 tickets sold at $4 each, about the price of one gallon of fuel, to make an extra 100 gallons of fuel for any family in need as winter is still upon us.

Drawing will be on March 30 at the community supper.

A check may be sent directly to the Town of Monmouth Fuel Assistance, P.O. Box 270, with a request for quilt tickets.

Retired educators meet March 12

AUBURN — The March meeting of Androscoggin Retired Educators Association will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 12, at the Park Avenue Methodist Church. The speaker will be Shannon Coffin from the Good Shepherd Food-Bank.

Lunch will be served following the meeting. The cost of lunch is $10.

Members are invited to bring a nonperishable food item which will be donated to a local food pantry. In addition, members should bring their volunteer hours. The calendar year for volunteer hours runs from April 1, 2013, through March 31, 2014.

All educators and their spouses or partners are welcome. Members do not have to be an educator from Androscoggin County or even from the State of Maine. Reservations can be sent to Eileen Bowie, P.O. Box 86, Lisbon, ME 04250.